Hannah More

What Hannah More does

Hannah More Primary School is a state-funded community primary school located at New Kingsley Road, St Philips, Bristol, England, serving children from Reception through Year 6 (ages 4-11) across seven year groups (Ladybird, Gruffalo, BFG, Woodpecker, Swift, Owl, Eagle/Kestrel). The school operates under UK educational regulations with funding primarily from the Dedicated Schools Grant via Bristol City Council, supplemented by paid wraparound care services (Breakfast Club, More 4 Kids After School Club, Holiday Club), non-Infant paid school meals, and uniform sale commissions. It serves a highly diverse catchment where families speak over 60 different languages, and it pursues an enquiry-based bespoke curriculum with Bristol as its geographical and cultural anchor.

The school delivers the National Curriculum using a defined technology stack of third-party educational programmes: Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised (phonics, including Rapid Catch-Up and Cosy Club reading), White Rose Maths Mastery with Numbots and Times Table Rockstars, Espresso coding and TeachComputing for computing, Project Evolve for e-safety, and Jane Considine's sentence-stacking approach for writing. It also runs a bespoke Skills for Life PSHE curriculum introduced in 2023 covering six themes. Enrichment is delivered through an extensive partnership network including corporate volunteers (Deloitte, HMRC), academic extension (IntoUniversity Bristol East), sports (Bristol Sport), music (Bristol Beacon, formerly Bristol Plays Music), and STEM venue visits (Science Creates, Bristol Botanic Gardens, We the Curious). The school is led by Headteacher Kevin Hawkins with Carrie Williams and Alan Thomson as Assistant Head Teachers, subject leaders across reading, writing, maths, and the wider curriculum, and a Business Manager; community engagement is supported by the Friends of Hannah More charity and a Community Consultant role.

Distribution is via Bristol City Council's centralised admissions process with direct school inquiry (phone 0117 9039936, email [email protected]) for in-year admissions and wraparound sign-up. Marketing is community-led through the school website, an active Twitter account (@HannahMorePri), weekly newsletters, open days, and word-of-mouth. Recognition includes Quality Mark Gold (2019), Primary Geography Quality Mark Bronze (2017-20), Music Mark accreditation, and an eCar sustainability award.

Name

Hannah More

Legal name

Hannah More Primary School

Website

https://hannahmore.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hannah More Primary School is a state-funded community primary school in St Philips, Bristol, serving Reception through Year 6 children from a highly diverse community speaking 60+ languages. It delivers an enquiry-based National Curriculum enriched by corporate, academic, and cultural partnerships plus wraparound care services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Literacy Intervention & Dyslexia Support Programs (Gen Ed) (EDAJAGAF), Title I & Compensatory Education Programs (EDAJAGAJ), General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Primary school education
• Wraparound childcare
• Early years foundation
• SEN and EAL support
• National curriculum delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: Core educational services funded by the UK government through local authority funding. Education is free at point of use for all students. Revenue comes from the Dedicated Schools Grant and other government educational funding distributed by Bristol City Council.
2. Wraparound Care Services: Paid childcare services including Breakfast Club, More 4 Kids After School Club, and Holiday Activities Club. These provide additional revenue and support working families with before and after-school care.
3. School Meals: Income from paid school meals for children not eligible for free school meals. Universal free school meals are provided for Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 students.
4. Uniform Sales: Uniform sold through external provider Price and Buckland online. School receives commission through the scheme.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hannah More Primary School is a state-funded primary school in St Philips, Bristol delivering full-time education from Reception (EYFS) through Year 6. Core provision follows the National Curriculum via a bespoke enquiry-based approach with strong emphasis on oracy, phonics (Little Wandle), maths mastery (White Rose), reading, writing, and a wider curriculum placing Bristol at its heart. The school supplements this with paid wraparound childcare: Breakfast Club (free from 8:00am), More 4 Kids After-School Club, and Holiday Club.

Product overview

Hannah More Primary School is a single-site educational institution offering a comprehensive primary education service from Reception through Year 6. The school operates as a unified educational offering supplemented by wraparound care services including Breakfast Club, More 4 Kids After School Club, and Holiday Club. Core educational delivery follows the National Curriculum through an enquiry-based approach, with particular emphasis on oracy development and a bespoke Skills for Life PSHE curriculum. The school serves approximately 60+ language communities and is located in St Philips, Bristol.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (Reception to Year 6)

Quantifiable outcome

• School attendance target of 95% set to ensure children achieve academic success

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business partnership where Deloitte volunteers come into school to support children. Volunteers engage with students to provide mentorship, career inspiration, and additional learning support. This partnership enhances cultural capital and provides children with exposure to professional role models.
• HMRCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partnership with HMRC bringing volunteers into school to support children's learning. Employees from HMRC engage with students as role models and provide additional educational support, helping to broaden children's understanding of career possibilities.
• IntoUniversity (Bristol East)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfter-school learning support partnership providing extra academic assistance for children in Years 3-6. The IntoUniversity learning centre is based at the Old Library, Trinity Road. This partnership offers targeted academic intervention to help children achieve their potential.
• Bristol SportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports coaching partnership providing after-school sports clubs for KS1 and KS2, including Basketball, Multi-skills, Netball, Gymnastics, Dance, Tag Rugby, and Cricket. Bristol Sport also runs holiday sports days for Hannah More children. Nick and Bristol Sport coaches work alongside teachers to ensure CPD is current.
• Bristol Beacon (formerly Bristol Plays Music)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic education partnership providing whole class instrument lessons for some Key Stage 2 classes. Bristol Beacon enhances learning from the enquiry lessons while giving children experience of playing tuned instruments. Children learn to work as an ensemble developing listening and collaborative skills.
• Friends of Hannah MorecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial charity linked to the school that supports the wider community. Organizes fundraising events, family activities including trips like SS Great Britain, and provides funding support for school initiatives. Email: [email protected]
• Bristol City Council - Local OffercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHannah More's Local Offer forms part of Bristol City Council's Local Offer for children with Special Educational Needs. The school follows the Government's Code of Practice and works within the council's framework for SEN support.
• Science CreatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience enrichment partner. Children visit Science Creates as part of science curriculum to foster engagement and provide real-world scientific experiences outside the classroom.
• Bristol Botanic GardensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience trip destination for children. School visits the Botanic Gardens to enhance science learning and provide hands-on botanical and environmental education experiences.
• We the CuriousminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience learning partner. Children visit We the Curious (Bristol's science and curiosity centre) to engage with interactive science exhibits and enhance their scientific understanding.
• Little Wandle Letters and SoundscoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial programme partnership for phonics teaching. School follows the Little Wandle programme (revised) and uses their resources including Cosy Club reading programme and Rapid Catch-Up intervention materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oasis Community Learning: Runs a network of state-funded primary and secondary academies across England, often in areas of high deprivation, with a strong emphasis on community engagement and wraparound provision analogous to Hannah More's model.
• United Learning: Large multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary state-funded schools across England; comparable as a peer primary education provider with centralised curriculum and community partnership frameworks.
• Star Academies: Multi-academy trust running primary and secondary schools frequently located in disadvantaged areas with high EAL populations, mirroring Hannah More's inclusive, community-anchored approach.
• Reach2 Academy Trust: One of the largest primary-focused multi-academy trusts in England, operating a network of state-funded primary schools comparable in mission (primary-age state education) and governance structure to Hannah More.
• Aspire Academy Trust: Regional multi-academy trust operating primary schools in the Bristol/South West area, comparable as a direct geographic and operational peer for Hannah More's catchment.

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Global K-12 operator with extensive primary-age provision and enrichment partnerships; comparable as a large-scale incumbent delivering similar primary curriculum and wraparound care.
• Cognita Schools: International group of independent and state-partnered schools; comparable as a broader incumbent operating primary-age schooling with wraparound services and enrichment programming.
• Nord Anglia Education: International premium schools group operating primary and secondary schools; comparable as an incumbent in primary-age provision, though positioned at a higher price point than a state-funded school.

Others

• IntoUniversity: Non-profit providing after-school academic enrichment for primary-aged children; comparable as a strategic partner/adjoining service provider rather than a competitor, given its existing Bristol East partnership with Hannah More.
• Bristol Plays Music / Bristol Beacon: Music education provider delivering whole-class instrument lessons to Bristol primary schools; comparable as an enabling partner in Hannah More's enrichment model rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HannahMorePri
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hannah-more

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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